PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Dusty Baker wound up a winner in his debut as Washington's manager when the Nationals roughed up top Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Blake Snell for a 6-2 victory Wednesday.
Baker last managed with Cincinnati in 2013. He made the 3 1/2-hour drive across Florida for the Nationals' exhibition opener.
Scott Sizemore hit a three-run homer with two outs in the sixth inning off Snell. The 23-year-old lefty is rated as Tampa Bay's No. 1 prospect after he led all minor league qualifiers with a 1.41 ERA, the lowest mark for a full-season pitcher since Justin Verlander's 1.